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Since we became aware of Nueva Pescanova’s project to start the world’s first octopus farm in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, PACMA have not stopped campaigning against what we consider to be an aberration: as many experts from different fields have pointed out, cramming thousands of these animals is cruel and an intolerable step backwards.
For this reason, we are calling for a massive international action against the octopus farm on 23th April, as we did a year ago, with the support of animal protection organisations from all over the world. In Spain, we will have it at 12.00 CET (peninsular time), 11.00 in the Canary Islands.
Participating cities
National:
- Almería: Parque de Las Almadrabillas (junto al Monumento de las víctimas de Mauthausen)
- Córdoba: Frente al Ayuntamiento, Calle Capitulares 1
- Barcelona: 22 abril, 13.00, Plaça Sant Jaume
- Bilbao: Plaza Arriaga
- Málaga: Calle Alcazabilla (frente al Teatro Romano)
- Valencia: Plaza del Ayuntamiento
- Gijón: Plaza del Ayuntamiento
- Salamanca: Plaza Mayor
- Madrid: Plaza Mayor
- Donostia: Alderdi – Eder Parkea, 1, frente al Ayuntamiento
- Las Palmas: Playa de las Canteras (a la altura de Playa Chica)
- A Coruña: Plaza de Maria Pita 1 (delante del Ayuntamiento)
International:
- Toronto (Canada)
- Nueva York (USA): Action already performed
- Londres (UK): Spanish Embassy, 14.00
- Zagreb (Croacia): Action already performed
- Manchester (UK).
- Quito (Ecuador): Plaza Grande, 12.00
- Mexico City (Mexico): Orizaba #83, colonia Roma Norte, 13.30 local time
- Jalisco (Mexico): Spanish Consulate
- Copenhagen (Denmark): Spanish Consulate
- Brussels (Belgium)
- Newcastle (UK)
- Netherlands
- Bournemouth (UK): Pier Approach BH2 5AA, 12.00
- Sydney (Australia): L5 13/35 Buckingham St, Surry Hills.
- Berlin (Germany): Weltzeituhr, 11.00
- Leeds (UK)
- Naples (Italy)
- Lisbon (Portugal)
We need your support to stand up for octopuses and raise our voices. To join us please write to laspalmas@pacma.es sending your logo, we will soon be publishing more information about locations and times for this big event.
Also, on Sunday at 12.00 CET we will launch a tweetstorm. We will announce the hashtag a few hours before 12.00, so keep an eye on our social media profiles!
Manifesto: #SaveTheOctopuses
Hundreds of leading organisations of the animal rights global movement are giving a voice to the octopuses. We have come together to show our rejection to the opening of the first octopus farm in the world that Nueva Pescanova is planning to open in the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Octopuses are amazing animals, as Elena Lara, CIWF’s research director, has shown. They are solitary and extremely intelligent, to condemn these animals to live in a tank, isolated and without stimulation, would seriously affect their well-being and overall development.
Octopuses are highly sensitive and feel pain and emotions similar to humans.
They are solitary beings, we cannot and should not put them in tanks and then execute them later, we cannot sentence them to such suffering.
The international scientific community rejects this atrocity and speaks out against it. Jennifer Mather, from the University of Lethbridge in Canada, claims that “intensive farming systems are inevitable hostile for octopuses”.
In “Intensive Octopus Farming: A Recipe for Disaster”, Dr. Elena Lara states the lack of welfare legislation to protect octopuses on farms, leaving them totally defenseless from suffering and the cruel slaughter methods. It would be irresponsible for lawmakers to allow this.
All animal exploitation is unethical, but to do so in a position of legal impunity is to ignore a society that is moving towards the defence of animal rights.
We want a fairer society for animals, where respect, ethics and empathy are the fundamental pillars. Octopuses and all other animals need it urgently.
We call on the authorities of the Canary Islands not to allow this or any other place to be dishonoured by opening these slaughter facilities.
When injustice is evident it is our responsibility to stand up against it, therefore:
– We are urging an immediate end to this project that will enslave and condemn hundreds of thousands of animals.
– We demand that the port authority of Las Palmas, the Government of the Canary Islands and the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to immediately stop this project that Nueva Pescanova intends to carry out.
– We demand a political commitment, sensitivity and responsibility, as it is in their hands to stop this disaster.
As long as we continue to spread death and pain there will be no peace on this planet. We are the change, we can make it together.
Supporting organisations
- Awakening Compasion (UK)
- Anima Naturalis (Internacional)
- World Vegan Chalking (Internacional)
- Adopta una amigo en Gran Canaria (España)
- Salva un podenco (España)
- Gatos de la calle en Gran Canaria (España)
- Zidana animales Canarias (España)
- Carabrecol (España)
- Liberación animal Gran Canaria (España)
- Los amigos de Blondie (España)
- Free Fox (España)
- Engatusados en Gran Canaria (España)
- Animal Rebelión Barcelona (España)
- Antropología de la vida animal (España)
- Animal friends Croacia (Croacia)
- Agrupación de los animales de México-APASDEM (México)
- Perros sin ayuda (España).
- Voces Animalistas (España).
- Gatopción (España).
- FAUDA (España)
- Red Vegana Antiespecista (México)
- Movimiento Animalista Nacionalista de Ecuador (Ecuador)
- Protección Animal Ecuador (Ecuador)
- Unión Vegetariana Española (España).
- Chimo. Asociación sociocultural agrícola animalista (España)
- Acción Felina-Asociación de gestores de San Bartolomé de Tirajana (España)
- ONG Nueva Esperanza (España)
- 7 días por 7 vidas. (España)
- Observatorio de derecho animal argentino (Argentina)
- Un hogar antes del arco iris (España)
- Asociación animalista Canis Proficio (España)
- Asociación Vida Animal Gran Canaria (España)
- Riga Animal Save (Letonia)
- Zootēka (Letonia)
- Scrap Factory Farming (UK)
- Garrotxa Vegana (España)
- Humane Being (UK)
- PETA (Internacional)
- Acción Oceanos (Internacional)
- Instituto Jane Goodall (Internacional)
- Protectora Sara (España)
- Animal Save Gran Canaria (España)
- Vegan Activist Alliance (USA)
- Tutela felina (España)
- We the free (UK)
- Gran Canaria Climate Save (España)
- Animal Save International (Internacional)
- Plant Based Treaty (Internacional)
- Aquatic Life Institute (Internacional)
- Unión vegana argentina (Argentina)
- Defensa Animal Tenerife (España)
- Animalistas unidas de Madrid-ANUMA (España)
- Asociación para la Protección y Defensa de los Derechos de los Animales de Garafia (España)
- Recreándome (España)
- Abama Pozuelo (España)
- Compassion in World Farming (Internacional)
- Toronto Health Save Movement (Canadá)
- Gen V (Internacional)
- AkvaRīga – fish and reptile rescue center and sanctuary in Latvia (Internacional)
- Animal Protection Party of Canada (Internacional)
- Animal Save Almería (España)
- Vegetarianos Almería (España)
- Party for the Animals (Internacional)
- Animal Welfare Party (Internacional)
- El Juaclo (España)
- Milano Animal Save (Internacional)
- Berlin Animal Save (Internacional)
- Tierpartei Schweiz (Internacional)
- Bajo Aragón Animalista (España)
- Eurogroup for Animals (Internacional)
- FAADA (España)
- Anima (Internacional)
- Asociación de Animales y Plantas de Gipuzkoa (España)
- Pepa-Plataforma ecologista por la protección animal (España)
- Fundación Altarriba (España)
- Gandía Animal Save (España)
- NAC (Internacional)
- Valencia Animal Save (España)
- SOS 112 vagabundos (España)
- Dignidad animal (España)
- La sonrisa animal de Sevilla (España)
- Adopciones FAUNA Y FLORA SOS (España)
- Asociación Amor, Defensa y Justicia Animal de Zaragoza (España)
- Associació per a l’Ètica i el Progrés en el tracte als Animals (España)
- Uni2 por los animales (España)
- Bayama-Basta ya de maltrato animal (España)
- Prograt Palamos I Sant Joan (España)
- Mundo Felino Pinseque Asociación (España)
- Federació Animáiista Comarques de Girona (España)
- Fundació Fauna (España)
- Denia Animal Save (España)
- Nard UK (UK)
- Our planet. Theirs too (Internacional)
- Pour l’Égalité Animale (Francia)
- Protección Felina Almeriense (España)
- Fadea (España)
- Amores perros (España)
- Parti Animaliste (Francia)
- Arca de Noé (España)
- Plataforma Gatera Sevilla Felina (España)
- Sociedad Protectora de Animales y Plantas de Sevilla (España)
- Fundación Callejeritos de la Vega (España)
- Dier Animal (Bélgica)
- Komma gia Ta Zoa (Grecia)
- PAN (Portugal)
- Party for Animals Welfare (Irlanda)
- Ethical Farming Ireland (Irlanda)
- Partito Animalista (Italia)
- Novala (Chile)
- Justice For All Party (Israel)
- Animal Justice Party (Australia)
- CDMX Climate Save (México)
- Animal Save Netherlands (Holanda)
- Napoli Animal Save (Italia)
- Lisboa Animal Save (Portugal)
- Sociedad Protectora de Animales y Plantas de Málaga (España)
- Grupo Animalista de Benalmádena (España)
Materials for downloading
- Manifesto in English
- Manifesto in Spanish
- Letters “Save The Octopuses” for printing
- Posters in English
- Posters in Spanish
- Banners for social media in English: feed and stories
- Banners for social media in Spanish: feed and stories
- Sign “Save The Octopuses” for printing
Unacceptable! Stop this madness.
Stop eating pulpo!
Liberación Animal Ya ❗️
Animals matter! So let us create a world that cares for animals and stop cruelty once and for all.